Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup

Lahore June 17, 2011: Pakistan Cricket Board, in partnership with Faysal Bank Limited, is pleased to announce the holding of the Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup 2010- 2011 starting from 24th June 2011- 1st July 2011. The tournament will be held for the first time in Faisalabad. All matches are to take place at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad and will be aired live on GEO Super.

Eight teams divided into Two Groups will be participating in this Tournament

The first and second semi- final will be held on 30th June, 2011, followed by the final on 1st July, 2011. The opening match will be played between Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers. Faysal Bank will be awarding the winning team Rs 2.5 million as prize money and Rs. 1 million for the runners up.

Commenting on the vent Mr. Subhan Ahmad, COO PCB, said: “The partnership between PCB and Faysal Bank will go a long way in improving the standard of domestic cricket in the country. PCB has a resolve to assure that people can watch the stars playing live in absence of international cricket in Pakistan. To spread out on this Faisalabad was chosen as the venue for this big event. Our partnership with Faysal Bank seeks to further strengthen the domestic game in line with our vision of providing opportunities at the grass root level".

Aarij Ali, Head Retail, Faysal Bank reiterated the banks commitment to cricket and said, “Sponsoring domestic cricket is one way in which Faysal Bank wants to contribute back to society. We got an overwhelming response in the last Faysal Bank T-20 and are anticipating an even better response from Faisalabad”.

Two matches will be played every day starting at 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm respectively. The schedule of matches is attached:

Group (A)

Group (B)

Lahore Lions

Faisalabad Wolves

Sialkot Stallions

Rawalpindi Rams

Islamabad Leopards

Karachi Dolphins

Hyderabad Hawks

Multan Tigers

Date

Teams

Venue

Umpires

Referee

TV Umpire

R. Umpire

Scorer

Press Scorer

Time

24-Jun

Faisalabad Wolves-Multan Tigers

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

K. Mahmood Sr.-Iqbal Butt

Musaddaq Rasool

Ahmed Shahab

Rasheed Bhatti

Tahir Suhaib

Azhar Hussain

1700 PM

Karachi Dolphins-Rawalpindi Rams

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Akbar Khan-Ghaffar Kazmi

Arshad Parvaiz

Shozab Raza

Tahir Shah

Tahir Suhaib

Azhar Hussain

2100 PM

25-Jun

Islamabad Leopards-Hyderabad Hawks

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Anisur Rehman-Shozab Raza

Arshad Parvaiz

Ghaffar Kazmi

Rasheed Bhatti

Tahir Suhaib

Azhar Hussain

1700 PM

Lahore Lions-Sialkot Stallions

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

K. Mahmood Sr.-Akbar Khan

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Ahmed Shahab

Iqbal Butt

Tahir Suhaib

Azhar Hussain

2100 PM

26-Jun

Karachi Dolphins-Multan Tigers

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Ahmad Shahab-Anisur Rehman

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Nadeem Ghouri

K.Mahmood Sr.

Tahir Suhaib

Abdul Hameed

1700 PM

Faisalabad Wolves-Rawalpindi Rams

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Rasheed Bhatti-Tahir Shah

Azizur Rehman

Ahsan Raza

Akbar Khan

Tahir Suhaib

Abdul Hameed

2100 PM

27-Jun

Sialkot Stallions-Hyderabad Hawks

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Ahsan Raza-Shozab Raza

Azizur Rehman

Saleem Badar

Iqbal Butt

Tahir Suhaib

Abdul Hameed

1700 PM

Lahore Lions-Islamabad Leopards

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Shakeel Khan-Islam Khan

Khalid Niazi

Riazuddin

Tahir Shah

Tahir Suhaib

Abdul Hameed

2100 PM

28-Jun

Karachi Dolphins-Faisalabad Wolves

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Ahmad Shahab-Kaukab Butt

Khalid Niazi

Anisur Rehman

Ghaffar Kazmi

Tahir Suhaib

Najamus Saeed

1700 PM

Rawalpindi Rams-Multan Tigers

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Riazuddin-Nadeem Ghouri

Muhammad Anis

Saleem Badar

Islam Khan

Tahir Suhaib

Najamus Saeed

2100 PM

29-Jun

Islamabad Leopards-Sialkot Stallions

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Saleem Badar-Ghaffar Kazmi

Naeem Ahmed

Nadeem Ghouri

Rasheed Bhatti

Tahir Suhaib

Najamus Saeed

1700 PM

Lahore Lions-Hyderabad Hawks

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Shakeel Khan-Kaukab Butt

Khateeb Rizwan

Riazuddin

Islam Khan

Tahir Suhaib

Najamus Saeed

2100 PM

30-Jun

First Semi Final

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Shakeel Khan-Ahmed Shahab

Khateeb Rizwan

Anisur Rehman

Shozab Raza

Tahir Suhaib

Azhar Hussain

1700 PM

30-Jun

Second Semi Final

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Riazuddin-Nadeem Ghouri

Naeem Ahmed

Ghaffar Kazmi

Kaukab Butt

Tahir Suhaib

Abdul Hameed

2100 PM

01 July

FINAL

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Saleem Badar-Ahsan Raza

Musaddaq Rasool

Shozab Raza

Anisur Rehman

Tahir Suhaib

Najamus Saeed

1900 PM

Note: First Semi Final between Winner of Group (A) Vs Runner Up of Group (B) - Second Semi Final between Winner of Group (B) Vs Runner Up of Group (A)

Note to Editors:

Faysal Bank Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on October 3, 1994, as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. Currently, the Bank's shares are listed on the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock Exchanges. Faysal Bank is engaged in Commercial, Consumer, Corporate and Islamic Banking activities. The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited(PACRA) and JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited have determined the Bank's long-term rating as 'AA' and short term rating as 'A1+'. Following the acquisition of RBS Pakistan, Faysal Bank’s footprint has expanded to over 230 branches, with combined business assets of over PKR 250 billion, further strengthening its balance sheet and placing it amongst the top ten banks in Pakistan. Faysal Bank's ambition is to provide par excellence service for its customers while meeting all their financial needs.